Portrait of a Lady of Quality circa 1735

On her head, she wears a tricorn, a hat with three raised brims, emblematic of the 18th century, particularly prized by the Austrian aristocracy. Adorned with feathers and pearls, this tricorn, often masculine in representations of the time, is here transformed into a feminine accessory, emphasizing the status and sophisticated taste of the lady. This mixture of influences, masculine and feminine, was then a symbol of the avant-garde fashion of the European courts.

“Diane and her suite”, 17th century

Oil on canvas depicting Diane and her suite.

Diana is originally a Latin goddess with power over procreation, childbirth, hunting and sovereignty. She quickly became the goddess of hunting and moon in Roman mythology.

Italy
XVII century

«Portrait of a diamond woman», Regency time

«Portrait of a diamond woman», XVIII s.
Oil on canvas depicting a woman dressed in the hurluberlu at the Anne-Marie d’Orléans (sister of Philip II of Orleans the Regent) decorated with pearls and holding a diamond.

Is the woman in our portrait the Regent’s favorite or perhaps the very personification of the Regency time.

Height with frame: 99 cm
Width with frame: 79 cm
France
Period: XVIII century, Regency